So far in the third-quarter earnings-reporting season, fewer companies than usual are beating Wall Street’s expectations. 116 5 min read
Early earnings reports for the September quarter show that profit margins are feeling the squeeze as costs are rising and consumer appetite for some products has waned. 4 min read
China’s economy grew more strongly than expected in the third quarter as the country bounced back modestly from crippling Covid lockdowns in the spring, though challenges remain. 6 min read
The administration is offering to buy oil at fixed future prices, but U.S. oil companies are wary of boosting output. 857 5 min read
Almost 1.5 million Ukrainians were left without power after Russia unleashed a volley of cruise missiles on Saturday—the latest salvo in a campaign to deprive the country of heat and light as winter sets in. 232 6 min read
Midterm Election 2022
After understating GOP support in the 2016 and 2020 contests, survey firms are using new methodologies to reach voters. 279 6 min read
Cocaine, long popular among New York professionals, is now often tainted with fentanyl, catching users unprepared and driving drug fatalities. In New York City, 81% of cocaine deaths in 2020 involved fentanyl. 1,272 Long read
The former treasury chief took a major step to becoming Britain’s prime minister after his rival for the job pulled out, averting a contest between the two men that threatened to split the ruling Tories and further roil financial markets. 7 min read
Some sold in January 2020 when the government began mobilizing against the threat. Others bought shares as a market-rescue plan was taking shape. 592 Long read
Fourth- and eighth-grade students in nearly every state showed significant declines in math scores, and a nationwide plunge in reading wiped out three decades of gains. 17 5 min read
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The Warner Bros. movie out of its DC Films studio stars Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and took in $67 million. 7 3 min read
Pay. Productivity. Commuting. Rarely have bosses and workers been so at odds over so much. 272 Long read
New U.S. export restrictions are targeting areas including semiconductor design and essential manufacturing equipment. 3 min read
The Austrian discovered a Thai energy tonic and tweaked it in the 1980s to appeal to Western palates. His net worth was estimated at $20 billion. 24 2 min read
Soaring yields for dollar-denominated bonds have companies borrowing instead from local markets and banks. 1 5 min read
World
The early Monday morning military activity is the latest tit-for-tat confrontation between the two countries. 4 min read
Flash-flood warnings are issued for the central part of the country as the weakening storm moves inland. 1 min read
Plans to return the country’s fleet of nuclear reactors to full power this winter are being delayed after a rash of outages. 214 5 min read
Journal Reports | Leadership
Why reshoring—bringing manufacturing back to the U.S.—is so hard. 64 6 min read
U.S.
Arrests of migrants from Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua in the last year were more than four times higher than a year ago. 3 min read
With less than three weeks left in the commissioner’s term, President Biden hasn’t picked a replacement, leaving the agency without a leader to spearhead the $80 billion expansion Democrats pushed through Congress. 84 5 min read
Entertainment
In fantasy dramas, looking authentically grimy isn’t as easy as it seems. “You need to work it into the skin, the knuckles and the fingernails.” 42 5 min read
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Looking beyond her rocky start, the Treasury Secretary reflects on inflation and the cognitive biases that affect policy makers and markets. 223 9 min read
Hans Moke Niemann, 19, took the fast track from private-school kid in New York City to chess grandmaster—then came the accusations. 327 Long read
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